On Saturday, April 10, Chicago's Voting Assembly was held where all 49th Ward residents, age 16 and over, regardless of citizenship or voter registration status, were eligible to vote on how to spend the entire discretionary capital budget of more than $1.3 million, voting on various projects ranging from street lights and bike paths to public art and community gardens.

"Participatory budgeting" has been used worldwide in Brazil, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Full Story: Spending out in the open for 49th Ward

View the complete list of projects on the ballot here.

Participatory Budgeting in the 49th Ward's Blog